One Notable Feature of First-Past-The-Post Elections Is That

question 39

Multiple Choice

One notable feature of first-past-the-post elections is that

• A)candidates usually cannot win them unless they capture more than a majority of the popular vote.
• B)they require at least three candidates running for the same office.
• C)they originated as a voting system in ancient Greece.
• D)they produce sizable discrepancies between votes won and seats won.
• E)they tend to favor candidates with lower name recognition.

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